2. What is the mood of this novel? Do you find this novel saddens you in any way? Why?
The mood of this novel is very unique. It changes throughout the novel for me. When I first read this book, I felt a sort of mixed feelings as if I was the boys. I was very sad because the airplane that was supposed to evacuate them to safety have been shot down into a deserted island. Although it’s harsh, I felt their excitement at the same time. It would seem sensational living somewhere with a group of your friends in a deserted island. The best part is you can feel like a real adult and find your own food and water to live on.
As the boys start out living in the deserted island, they slowly realize it wasn’t as they thought it’d be. The mood slowly changes into a dark sensational feeling through mostly the rest of the novel. It started when Jack strongly rebelled against Ralph and his crew. Many of the boys started to get influenced by it. You feel more comfortable with someone who is a strong leader of the pack so they started to make Jack the leader. This caused a big domino of a dark and malicious feeling through out. You could feel the tension between the boys. Even though they were in one group, they weren’t feeling like they were a part of a group. The boys always had to watch their backs because they were scared something might’ve happened to them. You shouldn’t want to feel that way because that’s what being in a group is all about. Near the end of the story, when the solider comes to rescue them, the whole mood of darkness and violence seemed to be fading away. It felt like when the solider came back to rescue them, it was like hugging their parents as a relief and letting all your feels out. This is one of the importances of having parents.
The mood of this novel is very unique. It changes throughout the novel for me. When I first read this book, I felt a sort of mixed feelings as if I was the boys. I was very sad because the airplane that was supposed to evacuate them to safety have been shot down into a deserted island. Although it’s harsh, I felt their excitement at the same time. It would seem sensational living somewhere with a group of your friends in a deserted island. The best part is you can feel like a real adult and find your own food and water to live on.
As the boys start out living in the deserted island, they slowly realize it wasn’t as they thought it’d be. The mood slowly changes into a dark sensational feeling through mostly the rest of the novel. It started when Jack strongly rebelled against Ralph and his crew. Many of the boys started to get influenced by it. You feel more comfortable with someone who is a strong leader of the pack so they started to make Jack the leader. This caused a big domino of a dark and malicious feeling through out. You could feel the tension between the boys. Even though they were in one group, they weren’t feeling like they were a part of a group. The boys always had to watch their backs because they were scared something might’ve happened to them. You shouldn’t want to feel that way because that’s what being in a group is all about. Near the end of the story, when the solider comes to rescue them, the whole mood of darkness and violence seemed to be fading away. It felt like when the solider came back to rescue them, it was like hugging their parents as a relief and letting all your feels out. This is one of the importances of having parents.
1 comment:
Good description of transitions of mood throughout the novel~!
I really like your post, but maybe you should show more connection between the mood and how you felt about it.
Anyway, I agree on how you described about how the boys might have felt in the novel. Personally, I think I would also feel that way(excited) if I was left in the island with my friends with no adults around to supervise or nag us.
Good job on your posting~ I like it!
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